CHAPTER XIII 



GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION 



The Value of a Greenhouse. 



THERE are, perhaps, a few people who would not recog- 

 nise the value of a conservatory or greenhouse; but 

 they are, I believe, very few indeed. In fact, from the 

 largest garden down to the smallest, the complaint is 

 always that there is not enough glass. The great ad- 

 vantage in having glass is that it greatly assists opera- 

 tions outside, inasmuch as things can be got along 

 early and brought out after danger of frost has passed. 

 Thus without glass it would be almost impossible to 

 get tomatoes, but with it they can be grown along, and 

 have fruit set by the time they are planted out. With- 

 out glass it would be impossible to have bedding plants, 

 such as we so often admire, unless they were dearly 

 paid for ; whilst even a frame would lessen our depend- 

 ence on other growers. This point, however, need not 

 be laboured. We will presume that all who have a garden 

 would like also a greenhouse, no matter whether their 

 chief interest were centred in the vegetable or the flower 

 garden. 



The Question of Form and Size. 



Obviously, the size of a greenhouse depends solely on 

 the means and requirements of the owner. Beyond 



